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Ladder Stitch Tutorial

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Here's a little tutorial I whipped up to help others with the ladder (also known as hidden) stitch. It's used to close up and opening with out the seam showing. I don't claim to have invented this stitch, and I'm sure there are other tutorials out there, I just made this because some people have asked, and I don't mind helping!

Thanks for looking! I hope some of you find this useful! And please let me know if you have any questions.

Do not claim this tutorial as your own.

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Published: Aug 25, 2010

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powder-sugarNov 14, 2018

Thank you! ^^

I've always wanted to tackle the formidable ladder stitch for a while...

Now I can try this out on some plush ornaments for Christmas!

MAbsolGirlNov 15, 2016

So that's how you do it! Thank you!

PandaJayProductionsJul 20, 2016

Thank you, was a bit confused on this stitching but now I understand it!

Saint-AngelJul 23, 2016

I'm glad I could help!

katiescalmatoJun 29, 2016

On a heavy faux fur, should you use ladder stitch to hand sew the whole plush? Or will the sewing machine be able to handle it?

Saint-AngelJul 2, 2016

I use my machine for all major sewing, including on faux fur. I only handstich small details or to close up holes.

SapphireEireJun 12, 2015

Thank you. Truly helpful

Saint-AngelJun 22, 2015

You are very welcome!

ChamomileplushiesNov 8, 2013

Thank you! this was very helpful

Saint-AngelNov 12, 2013

You are very welcome!

Cheshire-CabbitSep 19, 2013

Thank you so much for this, I was always wondering how you hid the stitching when closing, this was a great help <3

Saint-AngelSep 24, 2013

You are welcome. I'm glad it was helpful!

Liung-ArkeandaApr 8, 2013

I just tried this on my first plush and I'm astonished at how well it worked. It actually worked better and looked nicer than the whip stitch I used on the rest of the plush. So why can't we just use this stitch to sew the entire thing right side-out (assuming you do it all by hand, like I did, which will never, ever happen again)?

Saint-AngelApr 8, 2013

You can do it that way, but why in the world would you want to handsew an entire plushie? LOL!

I use this all around my donuts when I make those.

Liung-ArkeandaApr 14, 2013

xD Thus the "my first plush" and the "which will never, ever happen again". Thankfully it was just a little one, a whale that fits in the palm of my hand. Well, we learn from our mistakes and I certainly learned from this one. God, it took me like 4 hours for a teensy little thing. Pretty sure with a machine I'd have been done in under 30 minutes! (And I wouldn't have to research everything to death because I actually do know my way around a sewing machine)